The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will open the 2017 NFL season at home against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Patriots will unveil the Super Bowl LI championship banner that night as part of a special pregame ceremony.

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The Patriots will play all three teams they faced in the 2016 postseason. New England will host the Houston Texans on Sun., Sept 24, the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football on Oct. 22, and travel to face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun., Dec. 17.

The Patriots will play back-to-back games on the road two times and then have a stretch of three straight road games.

The Patriots will travel to Mexico City to face the defending AFC West Champion Oakland Raiders on Nov. 19 as part of the NFL’s International Series. The game will be the Patriots’ third regular-season game played outside the United States.

The Patriots are scheduled to play in five nationally-televised games during the regular season, including two at Gillette Stadium.